At the just concluded WePlay EXPO 2025 in Shanghai, the core creators of the Science ADV series, Tatsuya Matsubara and Naotaka Lin, were interviewed by the media and revealed in detail the development secrets of the highly anticipated “Fate Stone Gate RE: BOOT”. This work is not only a visual innovation of the masterpiece from 15 years ago, but also aims to build a digital museum that preserves the 2010 Akihabara culture by preserving the internet slang and visual style of that year.
The original intention of this project stems from considerations for the new generation of players. The original work has been released for over 15 years since 2009, and the original system and performance now appear somewhat outdated. In order to enable modern players who are accustomed to fast-paced content to easily cross timelines, the development team has decided to reconstruct and optimize the reading rhythm based on the text of STEINS; GATE ELITE. For the plot party’s most concerned content, scriptwriter Lin Zhixiao confirmed that the game will add a brand new ending and incorporate relevant elements from STEINS; GATE 0. This is not simply cooking cold rice, but a modern decoration carried out on the basis of maintaining the original flavor.
In terms of visual presentation, artist Hu Ke boldly redesigned the characters. According to Tatsuya Matsubara, the protagonist Ryutaro Okabe, who originally had an “uncle face,” has become exceptionally handsome this time, even having the immediate impression of a legitimate male lead; Meanwhile, Shiina Mayuri has been designed to be even more endearing, reinforcing the player’s impulse to “protect her”. Despite the refreshed character, the team is extremely hardcore in pursuing a “retro” approach to environment construction. In order to recreate the long disappeared Akihabara in 2010, the production team dug up a massive collection of old photos taken on site that year, and even had to search for the owner of a closed shop to confirm the authorization of the sign, striving to restore the otaku holy land surrounded by cathode ray tubes and maid cafes in high-definition footage.
What’s even more interesting is the localization of the dialogue. The development team had a heated debate on whether to update internet slang. After all, many 2ch old memes from the past will be “tears of the times” by 2025. But the final conclusion is that the awkward Chinese vocabulary and outdated memes that now appear are the “cultural heritage” that constitutes the unique atmosphere of “The Gate of Destiny Stone”. Therefore, this game will retain the original online slang of the past, and collaborate with voice actors to re dub the entire process with a deeper understanding after many years, allowing players to travel back in time to that summer filled with passion and Dr. Pepper with just a click of the mouse.
In response to this decision, the old players on the Internet responded enthusiastically. Many people lamented in the comment section that this is not only a remake of the game, but also a salvage excavation of their middle school youth. Although there are also concerns about whether the new character design style will destroy the original “useless feeling”, more fans have expressed high expectations for the “added new ending”. In this era of diverse independent ADV games, whether this once dominant work can once again dominate the world through “retro futurism” has become the most anticipated suspense in 2026.
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